Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Orlando City SC

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Philadelphia Union

Thu 22 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mauricio Pereira 45' Y

Y 56' Sergio Santos

Benji Michel 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Orlando City SC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union 2020-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-07-07 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Orlando City SC 2019-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union 2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
03 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
26 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–1	W
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	5–0	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
17 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
04 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
27 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–3	D
23 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC		Philadelphia Union
#11	Position	#13
20	Points	16
18	Played	18
6 / 2 / 10	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
30	Scored	25
47	Conceded	33
-17	GD	-8
1.11	PPG	0.89
33%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

–/6

46-60

6/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda

11 G

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Benji Michel puts Orlando City SC on the lead.
15' Kai Wagner, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Orlando City SC winning 100% of all matches.
25' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Orlando City SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Martin Ojeda scoring 1 goals.
35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' The referee calls foul for Mauricio Pereira. He receives a Yellow card.
50' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andres Perea makes it 2-0.
64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
68' The deadlock is broken! Kacper Przybylko gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
69' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Daniel Gazdag is withdrawn and Leon Flach gets his opportunity.
73' Chris Mueller makes way for Silvester van der Water at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
78' Benji Michel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
78' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Benji Michel is replaced by Tesho Akindele on 78 minute.
83' Alexander Alvarado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nani at the 83 minute mark.
88' The crowd applauds Alejandro Bedoya as he leaves the pitch. Jack McGlynn steps in for Philadelphia Union.
90' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Jamiro Monteiro is replaced by Paxten Aaronson.
It finishes all square. Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Nani ↓ Alexander Alvarado 83'
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
4
Joao Moutinho
1
Pedro Gallese
20
Oriol Rosell ↓ Joseph Dezart 78'
6
Robin Jansson
24
Kyle Smith
19
Benji Michel ↓ Tesho Akindele 78'
21
Andres Perea
9
Chris Mueller ↓ Silvester van der Water 73'
10
Mauricio Pereira ↓ Antonio Carlos 73'

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Jack McGlynn 88'
15
Olivier Mbaizo
6
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Leon Flach 69'
17
Sergio Santos ↓ Quinn Sullivan 69'
1
Matt Freese
8
Jose Andres Martinez
5
Jakob Glesnes
10
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Paxten Aaronson 90'
23
Kacper Przybylko

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Gazdag	4
Martin Ojeda	3
Duncan McGuire	3
Kacper Przybylko	3
Dom Dwyer	3
Christopher Mueller	2
Dom Dwyer	2
Tai Baribo	2

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-06-26 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-06-22 Orlando City SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.07 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.8 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC46% Draw23% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

69%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

54%

Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC34% Draw39% Philadelphia Union27%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 3

4.1%

1 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	18%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.